Walter Plunkett Net Worth

Walter Plunkett Net Worth is
$5 Million

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Walter Plunkett (June 5, 1902 in Oakland, California – March 8, 1982) was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry.Born in Oakland, California, Plunkett studied law at the University of California, where he was a member of the California-Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, but showed greater interest in the school's theatrical group. He moved to New York City in 1923 and began work as a stage actor as well as a costume and set designer. After some time in Greenwich Village, he moved back to California, this time to Hollywood, and found work as a movie extra. (He can be seen dancing with Irene, another future top designer, in Erich von Stroheim's 1925 film The Merry Widow.) He soon made a career change to costume and wardrobe.Plunkett's first credited work as a costume designer was the 1927 film Hard-Boiled Haggerty. At RKO, he developed a huge costume and wardrobe department that became a major studio asset. Given free rein, he set about creating costumes that rivaled the work of his contemporaries, such as Travis Banton and Adrian.Plunkett's best-known work is featured in two films, Gone with the Wind and Singin' in the Rain, in which he lampooned his initial style of the Roaring Twenties.In 1951, Plunkett shared an Oscar with Orry-Kelly and Irene for An American in Paris.Plunkett retired in 1966, after having worked in films, on Broadway, and for the Metropolitan Opera. He spent the last years of his life with his partner Lee, whom he formally adopted so that he could inherit his estate. He died at age 79 in Santa Monica, California.

Date Of BirthJune 5, 1902
Died1982-03-08
Place Of BirthOakland, California, U.S.
Height5' 9" (1.75 m)
ProfessionCostume Designer, Costume Department, Actor
Star SignGemini
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1[on working at MGM]: It was a lucky and very glorious thing for me. I was lucky that I was a part of the Hollywood movie-making era when costume designers were considered important and were allowed more money.
#Fact
1Costume designer Walter Plunkett's concern for detail in his costumes designed for the 1939 feature film - "Gone With The Wind" - may never be explained. Ralph Siegel, a design-department lead instructor at the California College of Arts and Crafts Design Schoo, (located in Berkeley-Oakland) in the '50s, had worked in Walter Plunkett's Selznick Studios costume-wardrobe department during the costume preparation for this feature film; Ralph's employment was as an artist, designer, and costumer, whose sole job was to prepare every undergarment worn by the female and male performers. Each and every female costume was accurately outfitted with petticoats; each painted with watercolor dye patterns and designs in the style and vogue of the mid 1840-50s. Filming never captured the details of any of the costumes constructed for this film. Walter Plunkett researched the wardrobe fashions and minute undergarment details of the styles existing before the Civil War ante-bellum 1845-47 era - male and female garment requirements insisting every costume be complete in detail, even for the background film extras.
2According to the book "David O. Selznick's Hollywood" by film historian Ron Haver, he worked uncredited on King Kong (1933). He designed the "Beauty and the Beast" costume that Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) wears while Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) cranks a camera and films a screen test of her onboard the ship before they land at Skull Island.
3The budget of Singin' in the Rain (1952) soared to $2,540,800, of which $157,000 went to his elaborate costumes. Although the final price overshot MGM's budget by $665,000, the studio quickly realized the wisdom of its investment when the film returned a $7.7 million profit upon its initial release.

Costume Designer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cross Fire1933uncredited
Emergency Call1933uncredited
The Silver Cord1933uncredited
Sweepings1933uncredited
Scarlet River1933uncredited
Christopher Strong1933uncredited
King Kong1933uncredited
The Great Jasper1933uncredited
Lucky Devils1933uncredited
The Past of Mary Holmes1933
No Other Woman1933uncredited
The Animal Kingdom1932uncredited
Secrets of the French Police1932uncredited
Night After Night1932uncredited
The Phantom of Crestwood1932uncredited
The Most Dangerous Game1932uncredited
Lawful Larceny1930uncredited
Dixiana1930uncredited
The Fall Guy1930uncredited
Midnight Mystery1930uncredited
Lovin' the Ladies1930uncredited
The Case of Sergeant Grischa1930uncredited
Second Wife1930uncredited
Seven Keys to Baldpate1929uncredited
Dance Hall1929uncredited
The Vagabond Lover1929uncredited
Tanned Legs1929uncredited
Night Parade1929uncredited
Half Marriage1929uncredited
The Delightful Rogue1929uncredited
Rio Rita1929uncredited
The Very Idea1929uncredited
The Pride of Pawnee1929uncredited
Laughing at Death1929uncredited
The Little Savage1929uncredited
The Big Diamond Robbery1929uncredited
The Woman I Love1929uncredited
The Amazing Vagabond1929uncredited
The Freckled Rascal1929uncredited
Gun Law1929uncredited
Syncopation1929uncredited
The Red Sword1929
Come and Get It!1929uncredited
Hardboiled1929uncredited
Love in the Desert1929
Outlawed1929uncredited
The Voice of the Storm1929uncredited
The Air Legion1929uncredited
The Jazz Age1929uncredited
Hey Rube!1928uncredited
Tropic Madness1928uncredited
Headin' for Danger1928uncredited
Stolen Love1928uncredited
Sinners in Love1928
Sally's Shoulders1928uncredited
The Circus Kid1928uncredited
The Son of the Golden West1928uncredited
Stocks and Blondes1928uncredited
Dog Law1928uncredited
Gang War1928uncredited
Captain Careless1928uncredited
The Bantam Cowboy1928uncredited
Hit of the Show1928uncredited
Sally of the Scandals1928uncredited
Phantom of the Range1928uncredited
Chicago After Midnight1928uncredited
When the Law Rides1928uncredited
Wallflowers1928uncredited
Her Summer Hero1928uncredited
Wizard of the Saddle1928uncredited
7 Women1966
Coney Island1928uncredited
Marriage on the Rocks1965
The Bandit's Son1927uncredited
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1963TV Series 3 episodes
The Boy Rider1927uncredited
How the West Was Won1962costumes by
Legionnaires in Paris1927uncredited
Two Weeks in Another Town1962uncredited
Shanghaied1927uncredited
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1962
Clancy's Kosher Wedding1927uncredited
Pocketful of Miracles1961costumes: men
Hard-Boiled Haggerty1927
Cimarron1960
The Gingham Girl1927uncredited
Bells Are Ringing1960costumes designed by
The Magic Garden1927uncredited
Pollyanna1960
Ain't Love Funny?1927uncredited
Home from the Hill1960
Lightning Lariats1927uncredited
Some Came Running1958
A Regular Scout1926uncredited
The Law and Jake Wade1958
Red Hot Hoofs1926uncredited
The Sheepman1958
One Minute to Play1926uncredited
Merry Andrew1958costumes
The Brothers Karamazov1958
Raintree County1957
Gun Glory1957
Lust for Life1956costumes by
The Fastest Gun Alive1956uncredited
Forbidden Planet1956costumes: men's
Diane1956
The King's Thief1955
The Scarlet Coat1955
Moonfleet1955costumes designed by
The Glass Slipper1955
Jupiter's Darling1955
Many Rivers to Cross1955
Deep in My Heart1954costumes: men
Athena1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954costumes designed by
Valley of the Kings1954
The Student Prince1954costumes: men
All the Brothers Were Valiant1953
Kiss Me Kate1953
The Actress1953costumes designed by
Ride, Vaquero!1953
Young Bess1953
Scandal at Scourie1953
Million Dollar Mermaid1952
Plymouth Adventure1952
The Prisoner of Zenda1952costumes
Carbine Williams1952
Singin' in the Rain1952costumes designed by
Westward the Women1951
The Man with a Cloak1951
Across the Wide Missouri1951
The Law and the Lady1951costumes: women
Show Boat1951costumes
Kind Lady1951costumes: women
Soldiers Three1951
Mr. Imperium1951
Vengeance Valley1951costumes designed by
Payment on Demand1951uncredited
The Magnificent Yankee1950
Two Weeks with Love1950costumes: men
King Solomon's Mines1950
Devil's Doorway1950
Summer Stock1950
The Toast of New Orleans1950costumes: men
The Happy Years1950
Annie Get Your Gun1950costumes: men
Stars in My Crown1950
Black Hand1950
The Outriders1950
Ambush1950costumes: women
That Forsyte Woman1949costumes: women
The Secret Garden1949
Little Women1949costumes designed by
The Kissing Bandit1948
The Three Musketeers1948
Summer Holiday1948
Green Dolphin Street1947costumes: women
Song of Love1947costumes: women
The Sea of Grass1947
My Brother Talks to Horses1947
Duel in the Sun1946
Along Came Jones1945uncredited
A Song to Remember1945
Can't Help Singing1944
Knickerbocker Holiday1944
In Old Oklahoma1943
The Heat's On1943as Walter Plunket
Forever and a Day1943gowns, uncredited
Commandos Strike at Dawn1942uncredited
Lady for a Night1942costumes by
The Corsican Brothers1941uncredited
Go West, Young Lady1941
Lydia1941
Ladies in Retirement1941
Vigil in the Night1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939costumes
Gone with the Wind1939costumes designed by
Stagecoach1939costumes
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938costumes
Nothing Sacred1937other costumes
The Woman I Love1937
The Soldier and the Lady1937costumes by
Quality Street1937costumes
The Plough and the Stars1936
A Woman Rebels1936gowns
Mary of Scotland1936
Chatterbox1936uncredited
To Beat the Band1935
Another Face1935uncredited
Annie Oakley1935uncredited
The Rainmakers1935costumes by
Hi, Gaucho!1935
The Three Musketeers1935
His Family Tree1935
Freckles1935
The Return of Peter Grimm1935costumes by
Hot Tip1935
Alice Adams1935costumes
Jalna1935
The Arizonian1935costumes by
Village Tale1935
Hooray for Love1935costumes by
Chasing Yesterday1935uncredited
The Informer1935costumes by
Strangers All1935uncredited
A Dog of Flanders1935uncredited
Laddie1935uncredited
Captain Hurricane1935uncredited
Murder on a Honeymoon1935uncredited
Enchanted April1935uncredited
Grand Old Girl1935uncredited
Romance in Manhattan1935uncredited
The Little Minister1934costumes by
West of the Pecos1934uncredited
The Silver Streak1934uncredited
Lightning Strikes Twice1934uncredited
Anne of Green Gables1934costumes by
By Your Leave1934costumes by
Woman in the Dark1934uncredited
Kentucky Kernels1934costumes by
Gridiron Flash1934uncredited
Wednesday's Child1934costumes by
The Gay Divorcee1934costumes by
Dangerous Corner1934uncredited
The Richest Girl in the World1934uncredited
The Age of Innocence1934costumes
Down to Their Last Yacht1934
The Fountain1934
Their Big Moment1934uncredited
Hat, Coat, and Glove1934uncredited
Bachelor Bait1934
His Greatest Gamble1934costumes by
We're Rich Again1934uncredited
Cockeyed Cavaliers1934costumes by
Of Human Bondage1934costumes by
Let's Try Again1934
Murder on the Blackboard1934
The Life of Vergie Winters1934costumes
Stingaree1934costumes by
Strictly Dynamite1934costumes by
Finishing School1934uncredited
Sing and Like It1934
Where Sinners Meet1934
This Man Is Mine1934uncredited
Success at Any Price1934uncredited
The Crime Doctor1934uncredited
Spitfire1934uncredited
Keep 'Em Rolling1934uncredited
Hips, Hips, Hooray!1934costumes by
Long Lost Father1934uncredited
Man of Two Worlds1934uncredited
The Meanest Gal in Town1934uncredited
Flying Down to Rio1933costumes by
The Son of Kong1933uncredited
The Right to Romance1933uncredited
Little Women1933costumes by
Chance at Heaven1933uncredited
Ace of Aces1933uncredited
Aggie Appleby Maker of Men1933uncredited
Ann Vickers1933uncredited
Midshipman Jack1933uncredited
One Man's Journey1933uncredited
Blind Adventure1933uncredited
Morning Glory1933uncredited
No Marriage Ties1933uncredited
Double Harness1933uncredited
Flying Devils1933uncredited
Melody Cruise1933uncredited
Professional Sweetheart1933uncredited
Tomorrow at Seven1933uncredited

Costume Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Wings of Eagles1957wardrobe: Miss O'Hara
Tribute to a Bad Man1956costumes: Irene Papas
An American in Paris1951costumes designer: Beaux Arts Ball
The Miniver Story1950costumes: Greer Garson
Father of the Bride1950costumes: men's
Adam's Rib1949costumes: Miss Hepburn
Madame Bovary1949costumes: women
A Gentleman After Dark1942designer: Miriam Hopkins' gowns
Sundown1941costumes: Miss Tierney
Captain Caution1940wardrobe
Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940wardrobe
Allegheny Uprising1939wardrobe: Miss Trevor
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle1939wardrobe and ensembles

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Merry Widow1925Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Here's Hollywood1962TV SeriesHimself
Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light1956Documentary shortHimself (uncredited)

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2000Hall of FameCostume Designers Guild Awards
1952OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, ColorAn American in Paris (1951)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1964OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, ColorHow the West Was Won (1962)
1962OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, ColorPocketful of Miracles (1961)
1959OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, Black-and-White or ColorSome Came Running (1958)
1958OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume DesignRaintree County (1957)
1954OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteThe Actress (1953)
1954OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, ColorYoung Bess (1953)
1952OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteKind Lady (1951)
1951OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteThe Magnificent Yankee (1950)
1951OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Costume Design, ColorThat Forsyte Woman (1949)
Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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